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How Far the Ball Rolled is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on using a push test to compare the effect of soft and hard pushes, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-PS2-1. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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How Far the Ball Rolled

K-PS2-1

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

How Far the Ball Rolled

Our push test. Each child pushed the same ball from the same line. HOW FAR THE BALL ROLLED Soft push ......... 1 step Medium push ....... 3 steps Hard push ......... 6 steps Same ball, same line, same floor.

  1. 1. What was kept the same in this test?
  2. 2. How far did the hard push send the ball?
  3. 3. What happens when the push is harder?
2.Why does every push start from the same line?
  • A.So the ball goes faster
  • B.So the steps can be counted from the same place
  • C.So the line stays clean
3.The hard push went 6 steps and the soft push 1 step. Which was stronger?
  • A.The soft push
  • B.They were the same
  • C.The hard push
4.You want the ball to stop sooner. What could you change?
  • A.Use a lighter line
  • B.Push it harder
  • C.Push it more gently
5.How could you tell which push sent the ball furthest?
  • A.Listen to it roll
  • B.Look at its color
  • C.Count the steps to where it stopped
6.Who decides how hard each push is in a fair test?
  • A.We agree soft, medium and hard before we start
  • B.Nobody, we push any way we like
  • C.The ball decides
7.What should you do if one roll hits a chair?
  • A.Stop the test
  • B.Count it anyway
  • C.Roll it again

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Answer key — How Far the Ball Rolled

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The same ball, the same line and the same floor. 2. 6 steps. 3. The ball rolls further.
  2. 2.So the steps can be counted from the same place
  3. 3.The hard push
  4. 4.Push it more gently
  5. 5.Count the steps to where it stopped
  6. 6.We agree soft, medium and hard before we start
  7. 7.Roll it again

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-PS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.